Coyote

Amazing news comes in the form of discovery of a habitable moon (Coyote) in a solar system that's only 40 light years from Earth. A ship is sent to explore and colonize this moon. The ship's crew rebels against the government that built the ship and steals the ship to go to Coyote on their own. Earth's first colony outside of our solar system will consist of starship thieves. First of trilogy.